HHH E-Newsletter                                      May 2019
Emergency Department Renovation Project 

H ammond-Henry Hospital's Emergency Department is completing a $1.5 million renovation project, which began on March 11. Bids for the $1.5 million project came in approximately $50,000 lower than expected, which will allow additional work to be completed, according to Mark Kuhn, CEO. Additional HVAC work, as well as an improved work-flow in the registration area will be part of the increased construction scope.
 
O'Shea Builders, based in Springfield, won the general contracting bid and subcontractors for the project are all from the region. Ten (10) trades are involved, and all of the bids were at least three bidders deep, with some having five. The hospital's emergency room space was designed and built 25 years ago. 

The emergency room is located in the northeast corner of the hospital. The new design will feature both an entrance for walk-in emergency patients and an ambulance entrance. There will be an improved reception area, a triage room and there will be an improved nurses' station with line-of-sight visibility to all of the exam rooms. Each of the exam rooms will be enlarged and modernized with glass and aluminum sliding doors as opposed to the older curtain concept. Privacy will be enhanced significantly with the new rooms. "The renovated space will fit within the hospital's current footprint," said Laura Domino, Vice President of Patient Care Services. Renovation work will be split into two segments in order to allow the emergency room to function throughout the project. Kuhn said, "The hospital has received unbelievable board, foundation, community and staff support for the renovation with everyone looking forward to the end product." The renovation should be complete in the fall. A pictorial summary of progress is on our website, just  click here.     

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